Viking GE 355, Instruction Manual

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0478 201 9907 D - EN 44
8.2 What material cannot be
processed?
Stones, glass, bits of metal (wire, nails,
etc.) or plastic must not be fed into the
garden shredder.
As a general rule:
Any materials that do not belong on the
compost heap should not be processed
using the garden shredder.
8.3 Maximum branch diameter
The data relates to freshly cut branch
material:
Maximum branch diameter
GE 355:
35 mm
GE 375: 40 mm
8.4 Working area for operator
For safety reasons the operator
must stay in the working area (grey
area) for the entire operating period.
To ensure you are not hit by shredded
material that is ejected backwards, you
should not stand directly behind the
garden shredder but slightly to the side of
it (grey hatched area A).
8.5 Correct way to feed garden
shredder
8.6 Display
After the garden shredder has been
switched on, the processable shredding
material is indicated on the display (1) by
the following symbols:
Tree and hedge cuttings as
well as thick branch material
with side shoots.
Organic plant trimmings such
as fruit and vegetable waste,
flower cuttings, leaves etc.
8.7 Correct machine load
The load on the motor or engine of the
garden shredder must never cause the
speed to drop significantly. Always feed
the garden shredder continuously and
steadily. If the speed drops when working
with the garden shredder, stop feeding the
machine in order to relieve the load on the
motor or engine.
8.8 Overload protection
If an overload of the motor occurs during
operation, the built-in overload protection
device automatically switches off the
motor.
The garden shredder can be started up
again after a cooling period of
approx.
1
0 minutes
. Frequent triggering
of the overload protection may be
attributable to the following causes:
– Unsuitable electric cable (
Ö
10.1)
– Power overload
– Machine overloaded due to excessive
quantities of shredding material or blunt
blades
8.9 If the cutting unit of the garden
shredder is blocked
If the cutting unit of the garden shredder
becomes blocked during shredding,
immediately switch off the motor and
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Risk of injury:
The inclined blade unit can cause
branches to kick back. In order to
prevent injuries caused by
kickback, the garden shredder must
be fed in the correct manner. If the
garden shredder is fed from the
rear (i.e. the operator stands in the
working area (
Ö
8.4), the branches
should be inserted at a slight angle
and guided along the left-hand
chute wall to the blade unit in
accordance with the symbol (1).
When feeding, note the maximum
branch diameter specified. The
large feed opening is designed to
better accommodate branches with
numerous side shoots and twigs.
The symbol given in the display is
only meaningful when the motor is
running. For this reason, switch on
the garden shredder before
checking the display. (
Ö
10.5)
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